Red River County Responds to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Last updated March 30, 2020) The most recent changes will be immediately after this page.
RED RIVER COUNTY This Declaration of a Local State of Disaster activates the Red River County Emergency Plan, 1. A local state of disaster is hereby declared for Red River County pursuant to 418.108{a) of the Texas Government Code. the declaration, unless continued or renewed by the Red River Countz Commissioners Couru, pursuant to 418.108(b) of the Government Code. shall be filed promptly with the County Clerk, pursuant to 418.108(c) of the Government Code. 4. pursuant to 418.108(d) of the Government Code. DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER 5. This Declaration shall take effect immediately from and afuer its issuance. 6. This Declaration authorizes the County Judge to take any actions necessary to promote health and suppress the coronavirus, including the quarantine of persons and occupied structures, examining and regulating hospitals, regulating ingress and egress from the County, regulating ingress and egress to occupied structures, establishment of quarantine stations, emergency hospitals and other hospitals, and ensuring compliance for those who do not comply with the County rules and directives. THEREFORE, Be It Proclaimed by the County Judge of Red River County that: cooperative response to the emergency, be taken to mitigate the efgects of this public health emergency and to facilitate the efgicient, rapid, and WHEREAS, symptoms of COVID-19 can range from mild to severe illness and cause further DUE TO PUBLIC HEAL TH EM ERG ENC') EYTENDED & AMENDED DECLA/RA TJON WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has declare� the coronavirus, now designated COVID-19, as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, and WHEREAS, COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and complications including death, and WHEREAS, the County Judge of Red River County has determined that extraordinary measures must WHEREAS, the COVID-19 mainly spreads betxeen people who are in close contact with one another through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, and WHEREAS, the continued worldwide spread of COVID-19 presents an imminent threat of widespread illness, which requires emergency action for the protection of the people of Red River County, and WHEREAS, the implementation of mitigation strategies can slow the transmission of the disease, and WHEREAS, this Declaration activates the County's Emergency Management Plan, and 1 2. The State of Disaster shall continue for a period of not more than seven days from the date of 3. This Declaration of a Local State of Disaster shall be given prompt and general publicity and
7. That all Game Rooms shall be closed beginning at 11:59 P.M. on March 25, 2020, and continuing ____ necessary. ORDERED on the 30 th day of March, 2020. ..../ �� --"(-� _ _...`..;...`� _ the Commissioners Court shall continue in efgect until terminated by the County Judge. L.D. Williamson, County Judge ��� FOR RA.CORD �o'clock • M. on 5 J�-�� .. RED RIVER CO., TX until such time as this Declaration of Disaster shall expire. Game Rooms, which are operated Pursuant to this Declaration, additional directives may be issued by the County Judge as being This Declaration shall take efgect immediately from and afuer its issuance and upon approval of confined space, room, or area. within other businesses, such as convenience stores and rfstaurants, may continue operations of those other businesses, pursuant to the President and Govetnor'.s proclarqations, as long as all games are non-operational. � · 8. This Declaration hereby limits the size of gatherings of nof more than 10 people and mandates the cancellation of all such gatherings of more than 10 people until further notice. A gathering 12. refers generally to a scheduled event, a common endeavor where 10 persons are present in a 9. As of Monday, March 30 th , efgective at 10:00 P.M. a curfew is s.et in place from this date forxard until further notice, for Red River County to begin each night at 10:00 P.M. until the following morning at 6:00 A.M. 10.ln accordance with Texas Govt. Code 418.173, a person who knowingly or intentionally violates this Declaration commits an ofgense punishable by a fine up to $1,000 or confinement in Jail for a term that does not exceed 180 days. 11. This Declaration hereby authorizes the use of all lawfully available enforcement tools. 2 SIGNED:--�--�---/ MAR 3 0 2020 0 .
This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network March 28, 2020, 11:00 AM ET CDCHAN-00431 Severe Illness Associated with Using Non-Pharmaceutical Chloroquine Phosphate to Prevent and Treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Summary Chloroquine phosphate, when used without a prescription and supervision of a healthcare provider, can cause serious health consequences, including death. Clinicians and public health officials should discourage the public from misusing non-pharmaceutical chloroquine phosphate (a chemical used in home aquariums). Clinicians should advise patients and the public that chloroquine, and the related compound hydroxychloroquine, should be used only under the supervision of a healthcare provider as prescribed medications. Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has become aware of two individuals who ingested non-pharmaceutical chloroquine phosphate, a chemical for aquarium use that is commercially available for purchase at stores and through internet websites. One of the individuals died shortly after arrival to the hospital. The second individual was critically ill with severe gastrointestinal symptoms and cardiac conduction abnormalities. Upon recovery, the surviving individual reported to the media that they ingested the product to prevent infection with SARS-CoV-2, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), after seeing information on the medical use of chloroquine on television. The product in their possession was in powder form inside a 2.2-lb. container and labeled “for Ornamental Fish Use Only” . CDC is also aware of unconfirmed media reports that these commercially available aquarium-use chemicals may be out of stock due to potential increased demand by the public. At this time, there are no routinely available pharmaceutical products that are FDA-approved for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. Pharmaceutical chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat specific medical conditions, such as malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Currently, these medications are being studied and evaluated as treatment for COVID-19; however, their efficacy to either prevent or treat this infection are unknown. In overdose situations or when used inappropriately, these medications can lead to severe toxicity, including cardiac rhythm disturbances such as prolonged QT, severe hypokalemia, cardiovascular collapse, seizures, coma, and death. Inappropriate uses include taking commercially available non-pharmaceutical preparations, taking chloroquine phosphate or hydroxychloroquine sulfate without a prescription, and taking additional doses not recommended by a healthcare provider. Chloroquine phosphate has a narrow therapeutic index — it can be toxic at levels not much higher than those used for treatment — which raises the risk of inadvertent overdose. Recommendations for Clinicians and Public Health Officials 1. Educate patients on the serious risks of misusing non-pharmaceutical chloroquine products and other aquarium use chemicals. 2. Counsel your patients on the importance of taking medications only as prescribed and as directed by healthcare providers. 3. Contact your local poison center (1-800-222-1222) to report cases and to obtain specific medical management of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine poisoning. 4. Adverse events related to pharmaceuticals can be reported to the FDA MedWatch program (https://www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch-fda-safety-information-and-adverse-event-reporting-program).
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